Massive continents collide, the Earth’s crust crumbles and is pulled back into the mantle, melts down into magma, and is ...

Viewers watching the U.S. Geological Survey’s livestream of the latest eruption of Kīlauea on Tuesday evening were surprised ...

A rare underwater eruption at Hunga Tonga sent water vapor into Earth’s atmosphere, cooling the stratosphere and reshaping ...

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Volcanoes that dominate postcards and disaster movies are often the ones we can see, their peaks etched against the sky. Yet ...

In 1946, a powerful tsunami generated by an undersea earthquake near Alaska slammed into Hawaii, devastating the city of Hilo and leaving widespread destruction in its wake. The disaster killed more ...

A camera filming the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii captured its own destruction during an eruption. US Geological Survey (USGS) footage showed the remote device malfunctioning as the volcano, one of the ...

Standing at an impressive 3,324 meters, Etna is the tallest active volcano in Europe. It is known for its frequent eruptions, occurring several times a year, which can send lava and ash billowing over ...